Cell Biology 3rd Edition PDF

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Cell Biology 3rd Edition PDF

Our goal is to explain the molecular basis of life at the cellular level. We use evolution and molecular structures to provide the context for understanding the dynamic mechanisms that support life. As research in cell biology advances quickly, the field may appear to grow more complex, but we aim to show that understanding cells actually becomes simpler as new general principles emerge and more precise molecular mechanisms replace vague concepts about biological processes. For this edition, we revised the entire book, taking the reader to the frontiers of knowledge with exciting new information on every topic. We start with new insights about the evolution of eukaryotes, followed by macromolecules and research methods, including recent breakthroughs in light and electron microscopy. We begin the main part of the book with a section on basic molecular biology before sections on membranes, organelles, membrane traffic, signaling, adhesion and extracellular matrix, and cytoskeleton and cellular motility.
As in the first two editions, we conclude with a comprehensive section on the cell cycle, which integrates all of the other topics. Our coverage of most topics begins with an introduction to the molecular hardware and finishes with an account of how the various molecules function together in physiological systems. This organization allows for a clearer exposition of the general principles of each class of molecules, since they are treated as a group rather than isolated examples for each biological system. This approach allows us to present the operation of complex processes, such as signaling pathways, as an integrated whole, without diversions to introduce the various components as they appear along the pathway. For example, the section on signaling mechanisms begins with chapters on receptors, cytoplasmic signal transduction proteins, and second messengers, so the reader is prepared to appreciate the dynamics of 10 critical signaling systems in the chapter that concludes the section. Teachers of shorter courses may concentrate on a subset of the examples in these systems chapters, or they may use parts of the “hardware” chapters as reference material.

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